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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

10. Whilst in an hypnosic trance, a person can be made to tell the truth. Or alternatively, a person is unable to lie while in a hypnotic trance.

Nope. People in hypnotic trances are fully aware of what’s going on, and as capable of being truthful or lying as when they are ‘awake’.

Acknowledgement
With thanks to the source of this hypnosis misconceptions series:
They Call It Hypnosis. Contributors: Robert A. Baker – author. Publisher: Prometheus Books. Place of Publication: Amherst, NY. Publication Year: 1990.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

9. It is possible to hypnotise anyone at anytime, anywhere and under any circumstances, even if they don’t want to be hypnotised.

No. All genuine hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The hypnotist is simply a facilitator in a process the person wants to experience.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

8. A hypnotist can hypnotise people at long distances by telepathic means and can put someone in a trance any time the hypnotist wishes.

Baloney.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

7. Hypnosis is anti-religion and it is the work of the devil. While you are in an hypnotic state your soul can be possessed by devils or demons or both.

Which century are we in?

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

6. Whilst under hypnosis people’s memories are improved and they can recall everything that has happened to them in the past. Similarly, hypnosis can be used to permanently erase the memory of anything that has happened to someone.

Hypnosis can help us to have a better recall, and to re-frame our past experiences. To “Recall Everything” or “Permanently Erase” – No.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

5. Hypnosis and meditation are the same thing or hypnosis is a form of meditation and vice versa, and all forms of mind-altering practices are one and the same thing.

Definitely not the case. They are very different experiences.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

4. The mind is so powerful that hypnosis can effect a cure for just about anything in only one or two sessions.

Whilst hypnotherapy has great therapeutic value, unfortunately this is not true.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

3. People in an hypnotic trance may not wake up easily and they may remain in an hypnotic state for a long time. Some people may never wake up!

Oh! Please. You wish.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

2. A hypnotist is someone with unusual mental powers and magical abilities, which he can use to control people and make them do as he wishes, even against their will.

A complete cock & bull story.

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Ten Mis-conceptions About Hypnosis:

1. When you are hypnotized you are asleep, unconscious and are totally unaware of your surroundings.

No you’re not.

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